How to Ripen Bananas

How to Ripen Bananas How to Ripen Bananas Bananas can be purchased from the market, having different degrees of ripeness. At each stage of ripening the bananas sport a distinct look with an altogether different color. There are times when people buy the bananas based on their look rather than the exact stage of ripeness. You can buy these with varying stages of ripening based on the purpose for which you are buying the fruits for. While getting these for the purpose of baking, you can purchase the green colored bananas, which will be ripened as per your requirement within one to two days. Another aspect of ripening a banana is keeping a constant watch on the current stage of the bananas. Because the ripening process is not exclusively dependent on time and there are some other factors which may speed up or slow down the ripening time of these fruits. You can get the natural flavor and taste by allowing the bananas to ripen on their own and keeping an eye throughout the ripening period. However, a number of available simple methods can be used for speeding up the ripening process of bananas so that they can be used immediately for a desired purpose.

Instructions

The simplest method for ripening a banana quickly is to put these pieces in a plastic bag. While putting the inside the bag, you have to ensure that you are putting together the unripe bananas along with few other bananas or peaches which are already ripe. The natural gas released from the already ripe fruits will help in the softening process of other fruits and result in providing ripe bananas. But you have to remove the fruits outside from the plastic bags in a single day to avoid development on moldy and purple peaches.
You can also ripen the bananas by keeping these in a paper bag along with some other fruits like apple or tomato. When the banana is kept with other fruits the ethylene gas released from these fruits help in ripening the banana in a single day. So while buying the bananas, purchase an apple or tomato additionally. Place the raw bananas in side a plastic bag and add the apple or tomato to the bag. Put the paper bag in a dry place for 24 to 36 hours without disturbing the state. Check the fruits regularly to provide the bananas the desired degree of ripeness. Remove the bananas from the bag once these are ripe and store in refrigerator till further usage. While following this process avoid using both apple and tomato as the excess amount of ethylene gas released will result in over-ripening the bananas.
Some people also follow a set of unnatural and chemical processes to ripen the bananas within a very short span of time. Under this chemical method, the raw bananas are stored in a blocked room containing calcium carbide. With heating up of these chemicals, acetylene gas is emitted throughout the closed room resulting in quick ripening of the bananas. But you must avoid following this method as it is harmful and the chemicals may cause damage to the natural taste and flavor of the fruits. Also, consuming the bananas ripened through the chemical method may cause some side-effect on your health and system.